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Gedling Town
Full name	Gedling Town Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Ferrymen
Founded	1985 (as R & R Scaffolding)
Dissolved	2011
Ground	Riverside Stadium; Stoke Bardolph, Nottinghamshire
Capacity	2,000
Home colours	Away colours

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Gedling Town Football Club was a semi-professional football club based in Stoke Bardolph, Nottinghamshire, England. Founded in 1985 as R & R Scaffolding, the works team of a construction firm from Netherfield, Gedling played its first four seasons in the Notts Amateur League until the 1990–91 campaign saw the club join the nationwide league system. At the time of its dissolution in 2011 due to insolvency, Gedling competed in the East Midlands Counties Football League (EMCFL) Premier Division at the tenth tier of the English football pyramid.

Gedling played its home matches at the Riverside Stadium from at least 1990. Before transferring to the EMCFL in 2008–09, the club competed in the Northern Counties East Football League (NCEL) Division One and three Central Midlands Football League (CML) divisions before that. At its height, Gedling played at the ninth tier between 2000–01 and 2003–04. National tournament records included reaching the third qualifying round of the FA Cup in 2003–04 and the fourth round of the FA Vase in 2003–04, 2004–05, and 2005–06. The team were nicknamed "The Ferrymen" and their colours were primarily yellow and blue.

History

Notts Amateur League, 1985–1990

Gedling Town was founded as R & R Scaffolding in 1985,^[a] the works team of a construction firm from Netherfield.^[1]^[5] Beginning in Division Three of the Notts Amateur League, the team opened the 1985–86 season with a 5–1 win over SSR.^[6] Positive results were consistent throughout the campaign; according to the Nottingham Football Post, the team "thrashed" Celtic Athletic 9–1, while Santos "were no match" after losing to them 4–0.^[7]^[8] Promoted to Division Two, 1986–87 saw R & R Scaffolding reach the final of the league's Junior Cup.^[9]^[10] The team lost on penalties to Clifton Town after their opponents equalised with the last kick of the game to make it 3–3 after extra time.^[10]

Prowess in the Cup was matched by success in the league, and the team delivered on its own slim promotion hopes to ascend to Division One ahead of 1987–88.^[11]^[12] Despite prolific goal-scoring from individual players,^[13]^[14] the club was not promoted consecutively.^[15] In the 1988–89 season, R & R Scaffolding contested the final of the league's Senior Cup, but lost 1–0 to Pelican Reserves after enjoying most of the possession.^[16] The team were promoted as champions to the league's Premier Division ahead of 1989–90,^[b] which proved to be their last season in amateur football.^[4]^[17]

Central Midlands League, 1990–2000

For 1990–91, R & R Scaffolding changed its name to Gedling Town and entered the Central Midlands Football League (CML) Division One at the twelfth level of the English football league system.^[2]^[18] Becoming champions on the first attempt, Gedling then competed in the CML Premier Division (South) at tier eleven in 1991–92.^[2]^[18] The team led the league for much of the season before finishing runners-up to Slack & Parr,^[2]^[19] but were still promoted to the CML Supreme Division at tier ten.^[18] During the campaign, Gedling enjoyed what would remain its biggest ever victory with an 11–0 win against Radford.^[4] The 1992–93 season saw Gedling host Football League First Division side Notts County in a friendly. Staged in November "under gruelling conditions", Notts won the match 2–1.^[20] Manager Mel Oliver stood down in February and was replaced by Dave Sands and Cameron Holroyd.^[21]^[22] Finishing seventh in the league, Gedling captured the Wakefield Floodlit Cup in May with a 2–0 win over Sheffield Aurora.^[2]^[18]

Ahead of 1993–94, Gedling again met Notts County in a friendly; they lost 8–0, with Notts forward Gary McSwegan netting four.^[23] A month later, the club entered the FA Vase for the first time, eventually losing 3–0 in a preliminary round replay to Walsall Wood.^[18]^[24] By November, the team had lost just one of their nine previous games in the league and went on to lead the division in the new year.^[25]^[26] Results slipped thereafter, and Gedling finished in fifth.^[18]^[27] This season marked the arrival of full-back Gary Ball from Arnold Town, a player who later held the all-time club record for appearances with 216.^[4]^[28] The 1994–95 campaign proved difficult; manager Dave Sands conceded the league title in January and was sacked to be replaced by Ray Sully.^[29]^[30] Gedling closed the season in tenth.^[18]

Gedling lacked squad depth for 1995–96 but under Sully enjoyed a seven-match unbeaten run by December.^[31] He was replaced in the new year by his assistant, player-manager Jamie Brodie.^[31]^[32] A mid-table finish in tenth followed.^[18] The club again reached the final of the Wakefield Floodlit Cup, but went down 3–1 to Harworth Colliery in both fixtures of a two-legged tie.^[2] Under the joint management of Brodie and Andy Kirk, Gedling earned a positive 1–1 draw in a friendly against Notts County before 1996–97.^[33]^[34] After what Brodie deemed a "shameful display" against Dunkirk in March,^[35] the team had found form by the following month, going on to finish in fourth.^[18]^[36] Gedling became champions of the CML Supreme Division in 1997–98 by finishing 16 points above the runners-up.^[37]^[c] In the process, forward Robbie Orton set an unsurpassed club record for goals in a season with 42.^[38]^[d]

Despite winning the division, the club was not promoted due to inadequate facilities.^[37] Brodie and new assistant Everton Marsh strengthened the squad in pre-season, recruiting former Football League forward Gary Lund.^[37] While aiming for back-to-back championships, 1998–99 saw Gedling knocked off the top of the table in October.^[40] Poor results ensued; a 6–1 loss at Hucknall Town would remain the club's biggest ever competitive defeat.^[4] In March, Brodie and Marsh resigned to be replaced by caretaker player-managers John Flint and John Humphries for the rest of the season.^[41] The club was disappointed to finish in sixth.^[2]^[18] Paul Elrick and assistant Junior Glare were appointed managers for 1999–2000 as the team "lost out narrowly" 2–1 to Football League First Division side Grimsby Town in a pre-season friendly.^[42]^[43] Finding good league form in December but dogged by injuries,^[44]^[45] Gedling finished in fourth.^[18] However, the club took the CML League Cup with a 3–2 win over South Normanton Athletic.^[2]

Northern Counties East League, 2000–2008

Gedling transferred to the Northern Counties East League (NCEL) Division One at tier nine for 2000–01, after which the club was pleased to finish in fifth.^[2]^[18] Reaching the final of both the Notts Senior Cup and the NCEL League Cup, Gedling also made its inaugural appearance in the FA Cup before losing 3–0 to Hinckley United in the first qualifying round.^[2]^[18] The team won the league in 2001–02, but as in 1997–98, promotion was not obtained.^[2]^[18] They did, however, capture the Notts Senior Cup by beating Southwell City 1–0 at Meadow Lane.^[46]^[e] Darren Davis and assistant Gary Haywood were appointed managers for 2002–03, presiding over a sixth-place finish.^[18]^[47] Gedling was one of four non-League clubs served by former England international Chris Waddle during this season.^[48]

Haywood led Gedling into 2003–04 without Davis, only to be replaced in the new year by player-managers Mark Clarke, Paul Jepson, and Craig Maddison.^[49]^[50] Closing the season in fifth, the club enjoyed record runs in both national tournaments.^[4]^[18] A fourth round tie in the FA Vase ended with a 3–2 defeat to Leighton Town, while Gedling bowed out 1–0 to Stalybridge Celtic in the third qualifying round of the FA Cup.^[18] Additionally, in February, the club received a fee of £5,000 for forward Steve Scoffham, who joined Notts County of the Football League Second Division.^[51]

During 2004–05, Gedling matched its previous FA Vase run before losing 3–0 to Tipton Town.^[18] Tournaments hampered form in the league, however, and the club missed promotion by finishing in fifth.^[2]^[18] The same tension frustrated Jimmy Albans and Graham Harrod as joint-managers for 2005–06; a 2–1 loss to Squires Gate at the same stage of the FA Vase accompanied a fourth-place finish, missing promotion by three points.^[2]^[18] Albans and Harrod resigned at the end of the season over the club's failure to provide funds to recruit players.^[52] Much of the team departed also.^[2]

Gary Hayward and Andy Freeman led Gedling into 2006–07 before being dismissed on disciplinary grounds in December.^[53]^[54] Player-manager James Jepson and assistant Devon White subsequently took charge.^[54] The team recruited throughout the season, signing young prospects alongside former Football League midfielder Shaun Murray.^[53]^[55] Suffering from injury, Jepson was replaced in February by his father, Paul, as Gedling closed in fourteenth.^[18]^[56] Lee Wilson became manager for 2007–08, with Jimmy Albans returning as assistant.^[4] Wilson and Albans oversaw a winning start to the campaign before leaving for Shepshed Dynamo in November,^[2]^[57] a move which, joined by assistant Tony Cox, saw John Humphries return to management for the rest of the season.^[58]^[59] Challenged by low attendances and a meagre transfer budget,^[57]^[60] a "disastrous run in" saw Gedling finish in sixth.^[2]^[18]

East Midlands Counties League, 2008–2011

Gedling was a founder member of the tenth-tier East Midlands Counties Football League (EMCFL) and its sole Premier Division, transferring to it for 2008–09.^[18]^[61] Under the new management of Duncan Broad and Mark Allison, the club enjoyed a seven-match unbeaten run in the early part of the campaign before finishing in fourth.^[2]^[18] In the August of 2009–10, chairman Roland Ash warned that Gedling could fold if not better supported by the community, citing low attendances exacerbated by the Great Recession and the pull of nearby professional clubs.^[62] Broad and Allison stood down in January and were replaced by Mick Galloway,^[63]^[64] who oversaw an upturn in results despite an eventual ninth-place finish after a three-point deduction by the league.^[2]^[18] Included in these was a 2–1 victory over Dunkirk to lift the EMCFL League Cup, winning after extra time.^[65]

Participation in the 2010–11 season was jeopardised in October when Gedling issued a statement "confirming that the Club has folded with immediate effect and will be withdrawing from the East Midlands Counties League and associated competitions".^[3] Despite colleagues' attempts to persuade him otherwise, Ash decided to close Gedling for "personal reasons".^[3] Four days later, a deal was announced which saw Ash relinquish his chairmanship to Tony Griffith, allowing the club to postpone resignation from the Nottinghamshire Football Association and fulfil its league and tournament fixtures until the end of the season.^[66]^[67] Once again, three points were deducted by the EMCFL, and Gedling closed in eighteenth.^[18] The club withdrew from the league in June and afterwards ceased to exist.^[18]^[68] In January 2012, the Football Supporters' Federation listed Gedling among 13 English "clubs in crisis", with each threatened or collapsed by "insolvency events".^[68]

Season-by-season record from 1990–91

Season	Division	Level	Position	FA Cup	FA Vase	Post-season notes
1990–91	Central Midlands Football League Division One	12	1st/13	-	-	Promoted as champions
1991–92	Central Midlands Football League Premier Division (South)	11	2nd/16	-	-	Promoted as runners-up
1992–93	Central Midlands Football League Supreme Division	10	7th/16	-	-
1993–94	Central Midlands Football League Supreme Division	10	5th/17	-	PR
1994–95	Central Midlands Football League Supreme Division	10	10th/17	-	1R
1995–96	Central Midlands Football League Supreme Division	10	9th/17	-	1QR
1996–97	Central Midlands Football League Supreme Division	10	4th/16	-	3R
1997–98	Central Midlands Football League Supreme Division	10	1st/16	-	2QR	Promotion denied due to inadequate facilities
1998–99	Central Midlands Football League Supreme Division	10	6th/19	-	1R
1999–2000	Central Midlands Football League Supreme Division	10	4th/19	-	2R	Transferred to Northern Counties East Football League Division One at level nine
2000–01	Northern Counties East Football League Division One	9	5th/16	1QR	3R
2001–02	Northern Counties East Football League Division One	9	1st/16	PR	1R	Promotion denied due to inadequate facilities
2002–03	Northern Counties East Football League Division One	9	6th/17	EPR	3R
2003–04	Northern Counties East Football League Division One	9	5th/18	3QR	4R	Division dropped by default due to creation of Conference North at level six
2004–05	Northern Counties East Football League Division One	10	5th/16	PR	4R
2005–06	Northern Counties East Football League Division One	10	4th/16	1QR	4R
2006–07	Northern Counties East Football League Division One	10	14th/17	2QR	3R
2007–08	Northern Counties East Football League Division One	10	6th/17	2QR	3R	Transferred to East Midlands Counties Football League Premier Division at level ten
2008–09	East Midlands Counties Football League Premier Division	10	4th/18	PR	2QR
2009–10	East Midlands Counties Football League Premier Division	10	9th/20	EPR	2R
2010–11	East Midlands Counties Football League Premier Division	10	18th/20	EPR	2R	Withdrew from League and disbanded
Sources:^[2]^[18]^[37]^[68]^[69]

Club identity

Gedling Town's previous club badge — The club badge used up to and including 2007–08

Gedling played in a home kit of yellow and blue. Between 2002–03 and 2009–10 at least,^[47]^[63] this comprised a yellow and blue (once specified as navy blue) shirt, yellow and blue shorts (or all blue or navy blue), and yellow and blue socks (or all yellow or blue).^[4]^[70] The team's away kit was all red between 2002–03 and 2004–05 at least,^[39]^[47] after which it changed to red and white.^[71] In 2007–08, it comprised a red and white shirt, red and white shorts, and red socks.^[70] The home kit mirrored the colours of the badge, introduced after 2007–08, which depicted the club name, a football, and a representation of Gedling's nickname—"The Ferrymen".^[3]^[4] This moniker derived from the location of the team's home ground, the Riverside Stadium, which was situated behind The Ferry Boat Inn pub.^[39]^[61]

Prior to this rebranding, Gedling lacked a nickname altogether.^[4] Gedling's previous badge, used from 1997 at least, was also yellow and blue and wrapped by the club name. However, it differed in depicting a football which contained a crest featuring three heraldic knots above a tree.^[4]^[72] The club's principal local rivalry was with Arnold Town, exchanging players and competing with varying frequency in league and tournament fixtures.^[28]^[73] It also shared ones with Arnold Rovers and Pelican in the Notts Amateur League,^[74]^[75] Dunkirk and Sneinton in the CML,^[31]^[76] and Radford in the EMCFL.^[77]

Notable former players and managers

Ground

Riverside Stadium

From 1990 at least,^[78] Gedling competed at the Riverside Stadium behind The Ferry Boat Inn pub in Stoke Bardolph.^[61]^[f] Floodlights were installed by 1992–93 and accidental damage to these in 1997–98 left the ground in darkness during a match against Heanor Town.^[81]^[82] Another issue occurred one year earlier when the team were stopped from playing at home to Thoresby Colliery Welfare because of a mud-churned goalmouth.^[83] From 2002 onwards, amenities also included a clubhouse with a licensed bar serving hot and cold food and drink.^[4]^[47] The stadium initially had a capacity of 2,000 with no seating but overhead cover for 500.^[47] Some 500 seats were added ahead of 2005–06,^[39]^[71] but these were stripped back to 200 with overhead cover in 2007–08.^[84]

Gedling announced in July 2007 that it had received "an excellent report regarding our set-up" after visits by The Football Association and the BBC.^[85] These facilities were used by Notts County for training purposes during its 2008–09 campaign.^[86] In assessments made by local authorities after the club's collapse, the stadium comprised two pitches within 2.79 hectares of land.^[87]^[88] In August 2012, the ground was taken over by Real United, a Nottingham-based football team aiming to keep young people away from drugs and gang culture.^[89] Real United in-turn renamed it as the Inspire Stadium.^[89]

Proposed Victoria Park development

By February 1995, the club, partnered with the Nottinghamshire Schools' Football Association and Gedling Borough Council, planned to build a new stadium near Victoria Park in Netherfield.^[90] The intended site was formerly a marshalling yard owned by British Rail.^[91] Initially estimated to cost up to £2.3 million,^[90] the proposed complex was to include a bar, clubhouse (with three changing rooms and a clubroom), executive boxes, gym, indoor training equipment, kitchen, office, sports injury clinic, and store room.^[92]^[93] A 100-seater terrace would have standing areas either side of it and overlook three floodlit pitches; one full-size, another for five-a-side, and the last made all-weather for alternative sports such as hockey.^[90]^[92] Borough councillors approved plans for the stadium in October 1995 and applied for £290,000 from the National Lottery on the project's behalf.^[93]^[94] However, the Lottery rejected the bid on the basis that it would duplicate other facilities in Nottingham.^[94] The club's own bid for £225,000 was likewise unsuccessful.^[95]

In response to these failures, the Borough Council scaled down its plans in January 1997. Now they would only include changing and social facilities, as well as three pitches.^[94] Seating and covered standing room for spectators could be added later.^[94] Councillors again approved the initiative in April after consultations with the Environment Agency, Highways Agency, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, and Railtrack.^[96] By then, the projected cost of the stadium was reduced to £600,000, with £190,000 promised by the Borough Council.^[91] Efforts were also made by the concerned parties to attract the near-remaining £400,000 from the Sports Council.^[91]

Around 200,000 recycled bricks were set aside for the stadium in February 1999, the same month that the Borough Council launched its second National Lottery bid, hoping to secure 35% of the overall funds.^[97]^[98] The estimated cost had risen to £1 million by the time of a third application in June; meanwhile, the Borough Council earmarked a further £24,000 and planned another approach to the Sports Council for £556,600.^[99] As late as March 2007, with the plans not realised, the club was attempting to re-establish its partnership with the Borough Council to again appeal to the Sports Council for assistance.^[100] The project never materialised.^[61]

Honours

Honour	Year(s)
Notts Amateur League Division One champions	1988–89^[b]
Central Midlands League Division One champions	1990–91^[18]
Wakefield Floodlit Cup Winners	1992–93^[2]
Central Midlands League Supreme Division champions	1997–98^[c]
Central Midlands League League Cup winners	1999–2000^[2]
Northern Counties East Football League Division One champions	2001–02^[18]
Notts Senior Cup Winners	2001–02^[e]
East Midlands Counties Football League League Cup winners	2009–10^[65]

National tournament records

Record	Year(s)
FA Cup Third qualifying round	2003–04^[18]
FA Vase Fourth round	2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06^[18]

Notes

^ In August 1985, the Nottingham Football Post reported that "Division Three welcomes five newcomers – Bilborough Colts, Celtic Athletic, R & R Scaffolding, Sporting Celtic and Stapleford Villa Reserves".^[1] The club stated that it was founded in 1983 or 1986,^[2]^[3] while the Northern Counties East Football League gave the year as 1989.^[4]
^ ^a ^b The Northern Counties East Football League erroneously credited Gedling with winning the Notts Amateur League Division One in 1989–90; the club competed in its Premier Division in this season.^[4]^[17]
^ ^a ^b The Northern Counties East Football League erroneously credited Gedling with winning the Central Midlands Football League Premier Division in 1997–98; the club competed in its Supreme Division in this season.^[4]^[18]
^ The Northern Counties East Football League alternatively credited Orton with scoring 41.^[4] He also held the club record for most goals scored overall, with 98 from 124 appearances.^[39]
^ ^a ^b The Northern Counties East Football League erroneously credited Gedling with winning the Notts Senior Cup in 2002–03; Hucknall Town won the competition in this season.^[4]^[46]
^ The Riverside Stadium was named as the Riverside Ground until 2007–08 at least;^[61]^[70] before then, the Nottingham Evening Post erroneously referred to it as both the "Ferry Ground" and the "Ferry Boat Inn ground".^[79]^[80]

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[5] In August 1985, the Nottingham Football Post reported that "Division Three welcomes five newcomers – Bilborough Colts, Celtic Athletic, R & R Scaffolding, Sporting Celtic and Stapleford Villa Reserves".^[1] The club stated that it was founded in 1983 or 1986,^[2]^[3] while the Northern Counties East Football League gave the year as 1989.^[4]

[NALDiv1-19] The Northern Counties East Football League erroneously credited Gedling with winning the Notts Amateur League Division One in 1989–90; the club competed in its Premier Division in this season.^[4]^[17]

[CMLSupreme-40] The Northern Counties East Football League erroneously credited Gedling with winning the Central Midlands Football League Premier Division in 1997–98; the club competed in its Supreme Division in this season.^[4]^[18]

[43] The Northern Counties East Football League alternatively credited Orton with scoring 41.^[4] He also held the club record for most goals scored overall, with 98 from 124 appearances.^[39]

[NSCup-51] The Northern Counties East Football League erroneously credited Gedling with winning the Notts Senior Cup in 2002–03; Hucknall Town won the competition in this season.^[4]^[46]

[86] The Riverside Stadium was named as the Riverside Ground until 2007–08 at least;^[61]^[70] before then, the Nottingham Evening Post erroneously referred to it as both the "Ferry Ground" and the "Ferry Boat Inn ground".^[79]^[80]

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 ===Notts Amateur League, 1985–1990===
 [[File:Netherfield MMB 01 Meadow Road.jpg|upright|thumb|[[Netherfield, Nottinghamshire|Netherfield]], one-time home of the [[Scaffolding|construction firm]] R & R Scaffolding]]
-Gedling Town was founded as R & R Scaffolding in 1985,{{efn|In August 1985, the ''[[Nottingham Football Post]]'' reported that "Division Three welcomes five newcomers – Bilborough Colts, Celtic Athletic, R & R Scaffolding, Sporting Celtic and Stapleford Villa Reserves".<ref name="BNA24081985">{{cite news |title=Marcus after title No.3 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19850824/017/0017 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=24 August 1985 |page=17 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> The club stated that it was founded in 1983 or 1986,<ref name="GedHist31102010">{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?primary=theclub&secondary=history |title=History |publisher=Gedling Town F.C.  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031032430/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?primary=theclub&secondary=history |archive-date=31 October 2010 |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="SadTid"/> while the [[Northern Counties East Football League]] gave the year as 1989.<ref name="NCEL11102007">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncel.org.uk/clubinfo.php?team=27&page=1 |title=Gedling Town |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011144605/http://www.ncel.org.uk/clubinfo.php?team=27&page=1 |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>}} the [[Works team#Association football|works team]] of a [[Scaffolding|construction firm]] from [[Netherfield, Nottinghamshire|Netherfield]].<ref name="BNA24081985"/><ref>{{cite news |title=R & R Scaffolding Services Ltd. |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19870825/013/0013 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=25 August 1987 |page=13 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> Beginning in Division Three of the [[Notts Amateur League]], the team opened the 1985–86 season with a 5–1 win over SSR.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sorrell Socks It to 'Em! |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19850914/017/0017 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=14 September 1985 |page=17 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> Positive results were consistent throughout the campaign; according to the ''[[Nottingham Football Post]]'', the team "thrashed" Celtic Athletic 9–1, while Santos "were no match" after losing to them 4–0.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lovett's so lethal |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19851130/016/0016 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=30 November 1985 |page=16 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Marcus magic |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19851214/016/0016 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=14 December 1985 |page=16 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> [[Promotion and relegation|Promoted]] to Division Two, 1986–87 saw R & R Scaffolding reach the final of the League's Junior Cup.<ref>{{cite news |title=Non-League Football |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19860922/021/0021 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=22 September 1986 |page=21 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="BNA24051987">{{cite news |title=Clifton thriller |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19870425/019/0019 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=25 April 1987 |page=19 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> The team lost on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] to Clifton Town after their opponents equalised with the last kick of the game to make it 3–3 after [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]].<ref name="BNA24051987"/>
+Gedling Town was founded as R & R Scaffolding in 1985,{{efn|In August 1985, the ''[[Nottingham Football Post]]'' reported that "Division Three welcomes five newcomers – Bilborough Colts, Celtic Athletic, R & R Scaffolding, Sporting Celtic and Stapleford Villa Reserves".<ref name="BNA24081985">{{cite news |title=Marcus after title No.3 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19850824/017/0017 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=24 August 1985 |page=17 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> The club stated that it was founded in 1983 or 1986,<ref name="GedHist31102010">{{cite web |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?primary=theclub&secondary=history |title=History |publisher=Gedling Town F.C.  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031032430/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?primary=theclub&secondary=history |archive-date=31 October 2010 |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="SadTid"/> while the [[Northern Counties East Football League]] gave the year as 1989.<ref name="NCEL11102007">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncel.org.uk/clubinfo.php?team=27&page=1 |title=Gedling Town |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011144605/http://www.ncel.org.uk/clubinfo.php?team=27&page=1 |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>}} the [[Works team#Association football|works team]] of a [[Scaffolding|construction firm]] from [[Netherfield, Nottinghamshire|Netherfield]].<ref name="BNA24081985"/><ref>{{cite news |title=R & R Scaffolding Services Ltd. |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19870825/013/0013 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=25 August 1987 |page=13 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> Beginning in Division Three of the [[Notts Amateur League]], the team opened the 1985–86 season with a 5–1 win over SSR.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sorrell Socks It to 'Em! |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19850914/017/0017 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=14 September 1985 |page=17 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> Positive results were consistent throughout the campaign; according to the ''[[Nottingham Football Post]]'', the team "thrashed" Celtic Athletic 9–1, while Santos "were no match" after losing to them 4–0.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lovett's so lethal |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19851130/016/0016 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=30 November 1985 |page=16 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Marcus magic |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19851214/016/0016 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=14 December 1985 |page=16 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> [[Promotion and relegation|Promoted]] to Division Two, 1986–87 saw R & R Scaffolding reach the final of the league's Junior Cup.<ref>{{cite news |title=Non-League Football |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19860922/021/0021 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=22 September 1986 |page=21 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref><ref name="BNA24051987">{{cite news |title=Clifton thriller |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19870425/019/0019 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=25 April 1987 |page=19 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> The team lost on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] to Clifton Town after their opponents equalised with the last kick of the game to make it 3–3 after [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]].<ref name="BNA24051987"/>
-Prowess in the Cup was matched by League success, delivering on slim promotion hopes to ascend to Division One ahead of 1987–88.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sickener for Rivals |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19870314/017/0017 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=14 March 1987 |page=17 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wollaton are high-fliers |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19870904/046/0046 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=4 September 1987 |page=46 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> Despite prolific goal-scoring from individual players,<ref>{{cite news |title=Steve's three sink holders |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19871031/016/0016 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=31 October 1987 |page=16 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Potters Again – But they get a big fright |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19871128/018/0018 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=28 November 1987 |page=18 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> the club was not promoted consecutively.<ref>{{cite news |title=Results |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19881128/025/0025 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=28 November 1988 |page=25 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> In 1988–89, R & R Scaffolding contested the final of the League's Senior Cup, but lost 1–0 to Pelican Reserves after enjoying most of the possession.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pelican snatch Senior Cup |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19890429/017/0017 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=29 April 1989 |page=17 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> The team were promoted as champions to the Premier Division ahead of 1989–90,{{efn|name="NALDiv1"|The [[Northern Counties East Football League]] erroneously credited Gedling with winning the [[Notts Amateur League]] Division One in 1989–90; the club competed in its Premier Division in this season.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/><ref name="1–2–X"/>}} their last season in amateur football.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/><ref name="1–2–X">{{cite news |title=Your 1–2–X Guide |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19890904/024/0024 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=4 September 1989 |page=24 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref>
+Prowess in the Cup was matched by success in the league, and the team delivered on its own slim promotion hopes to ascend to Division One ahead of 1987–88.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sickener for Rivals |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19870314/017/0017 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=14 March 1987 |page=17 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wollaton are high-fliers |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19870904/046/0046 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=4 September 1987 |page=46 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> Despite prolific goal-scoring from individual players,<ref>{{cite news |title=Steve's three sink holders |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19871031/016/0016 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=31 October 1987 |page=16 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Potters Again – But they get a big fright |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19871128/018/0018 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=28 November 1987 |page=18 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> the club was not promoted consecutively.<ref>{{cite news |title=Results |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19881128/025/0025 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=28 November 1988 |page=25 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> In the 1988–89 season, R & R Scaffolding contested the final of the league's Senior Cup, but lost 1–0 to Pelican Reserves after enjoying most of the possession.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pelican snatch Senior Cup |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19890429/017/0017 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=29 April 1989 |page=17 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref> The team were promoted as champions to the league's Premier Division ahead of 1989–90,{{efn|name="NALDiv1"|The [[Northern Counties East Football League]] erroneously credited Gedling with winning the [[Notts Amateur League]] Division One in 1989–90; the club competed in its Premier Division in this season.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/><ref name="1–2–X"/>}} which proved to be their last season in amateur football.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/><ref name="1–2–X">{{cite news |title=Your 1–2–X Guide |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19890904/024/0024 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=4 September 1989 |page=24 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=28 June 2023 }}</ref>
 ===Central Midlands League, 1990–2000===
-For 1990–91, R & R Scaffolding changed its name to Gedling Town and entered the [[Central Midlands Football League]] (CML) Division One at the twelfth level of the [[English football league system]].<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb">{{cite web |url=https://www.fchd.info/GEDLINGT.HTM |title=Gedling Town |publisher=Football Club History Database |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808193820/https://www.fchd.info/GEDLINGT.HTM |archive-date=8 August 2020 |access-date=20 July 2023}}</ref> Becoming champions on the first attempt, Gedling then competed in the CML Premier Division (South) at tier eleven in 1991–92.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> The team led the League for much of the season before finishing runners-up to Slack & Parr,<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Title chasing Slacks win local derby |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003304/19911220/023/0023 |work=Stapleford & Sandiacre News |date=20 December 1991 |page=23 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> but were still promoted to the CML Supreme Division at tier ten.<ref name="GedFHDb"/> During the campaign, Gedling enjoyed what would remain its biggest ever victory with an 11–0 win against [[Radford F.C.|Radford]].<ref name="NCEL11102007"/> The 1992–93 season saw Gedling host [[Football League First Division]] side [[Notts County]] in a [[Exhibition game#Association football|friendly]]. Staged in November "under gruelling conditions", Notts won the match 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stapleton |first=David |title=Smith tonic for County |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19921123/020/0020 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=23 November 1992 |page=20 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> Manager Mel Oliver stood down in February and was replaced by Dave Sands and Cameron Holroyd.<ref name="TopTeam">{{cite news |title=New Top Team for Gedling |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19930206/043/0043 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=6 February 1993 |page=43 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gedling Town in call to the fans |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003714/19930304/035/0035 |work=Nottingham Recorder |date=4 March 1993 |page=35 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> Finishing seventh in the League, Gedling captured the [[Wakefield Floodlit Cup]] in May with a 2–0 win over Sheffield Aurora.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/>
+For 1990–91, R & R Scaffolding changed its name to Gedling Town and entered the [[Central Midlands Football League]] (CML) Division One at the twelfth level of the [[English football league system]].<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb">{{cite web |url=https://www.fchd.info/GEDLINGT.HTM |title=Gedling Town |publisher=Football Club History Database |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808193820/https://www.fchd.info/GEDLINGT.HTM |archive-date=8 August 2020 |access-date=20 July 2023}}</ref> Becoming champions on the first attempt, Gedling then competed in the CML Premier Division (South) at tier eleven in 1991–92.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> The team led the league for much of the season before finishing runners-up to Slack & Parr,<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Title chasing Slacks win local derby |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003304/19911220/023/0023 |work=Stapleford & Sandiacre News |date=20 December 1991 |page=23 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> but were still promoted to the CML Supreme Division at tier ten.<ref name="GedFHDb"/> During the campaign, Gedling enjoyed what would remain its biggest ever victory with an 11–0 win against [[Radford F.C.|Radford]].<ref name="NCEL11102007"/> The 1992–93 season saw Gedling host [[Football League First Division]] side [[Notts County]] in a [[Exhibition game#Association football|friendly]]. Staged in November "under gruelling conditions", Notts won the match 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stapleton |first=David |title=Smith tonic for County |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19921123/020/0020 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=23 November 1992 |page=20 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> Manager Mel Oliver stood down in February and was replaced by Dave Sands and Cameron Holroyd.<ref name="TopTeam">{{cite news |title=New Top Team for Gedling |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19930206/043/0043 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=6 February 1993 |page=43 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gedling Town in call to the fans |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003714/19930304/035/0035 |work=Nottingham Recorder |date=4 March 1993 |page=35 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> Finishing seventh in the league, Gedling captured the [[Wakefield Floodlit Cup]] in May with a 2–0 win over Sheffield Aurora.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/>
-Ahead of 1993–94, Gedling again met Notts County in a friendly; they lost 8–0, with Notts [[Forward (association football)|forward]] [[Gary McSwegan]] netting four.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wilson in the Magpies' Hot Seat |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19930803/024/0024 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=3 August 1993 |page=24 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> A month later, the club entered the [[FA Vase]] for the first time, eventually losing 3–0 in a [[1993–94 FA Vase|preliminary round replay]] to [[Walsall Wood F.C.|Walsall Wood]].<ref name="GedFHDb"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Gedling's booster |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19930719/019/0019 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=19 July 1993 |page=19 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> By November, the team had lost just one of their nine previous games in the League and went on to lead the division in the new year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gedling move into top four |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003714/19931125/063/0063 |work=Nottingham Recorder |date=25 November 1993 |page=63 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gedling v Kimberley |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19940103/018/0018 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=3 January 1994 |page=18 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> Results slipped thereafter, and Gedling finished in fifth.<ref name="GedFHDb"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Gedling cling to title hope |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002477/19940428/202/0038 |work=Nottingham Recorder |date=28 April 1994 |page=38 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> This season marked the arrival of [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|full-back]] Gary Ball from [[Arnold Town F.C.|Arnold Town]], a player who later held the all-time club record for appearances with 216.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/><ref name="Ball">{{cite news |title=Arnold bid to end losing sequence |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003714/19940106/042/0042 |work=Nottingham Recorder |date=6 January 1994 |page=42 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> The 1994–95 campaign proved difficult; manager Dave Sands conceded the League title in January and was sacked to be replaced by Ray Sully.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sands has not given up hope |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19950107/068/0068 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=7 January 1995 |page=68 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sands' time has run out |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19950207/020/0020 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=7 February 1995 |page=20 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> Gedling closed the season in tenth.<ref name="GedFHDb"/>
+Ahead of 1993–94, Gedling again met Notts County in a friendly; they lost 8–0, with Notts [[Forward (association football)|forward]] [[Gary McSwegan]] netting four.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wilson in the Magpies' Hot Seat |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19930803/024/0024 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=3 August 1993 |page=24 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> A month later, the club entered the [[FA Vase]] for the first time, eventually losing 3–0 in a [[1993–94 FA Vase|preliminary round replay]] to [[Walsall Wood F.C.|Walsall Wood]].<ref name="GedFHDb"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Gedling's booster |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19930719/019/0019 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=19 July 1993 |page=19 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> By November, the team had lost just one of their nine previous games in the league and went on to lead the division in the new year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gedling move into top four |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003714/19931125/063/0063 |work=Nottingham Recorder |date=25 November 1993 |page=63 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gedling v Kimberley |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19940103/018/0018 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=3 January 1994 |page=18 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> Results slipped thereafter, and Gedling finished in fifth.<ref name="GedFHDb"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Gedling cling to title hope |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002477/19940428/202/0038 |work=Nottingham Recorder |date=28 April 1994 |page=38 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> This season marked the arrival of [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|full-back]] Gary Ball from [[Arnold Town F.C.|Arnold Town]], a player who later held the all-time club record for appearances with 216.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/><ref name="Ball">{{cite news |title=Arnold bid to end losing sequence |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003714/19940106/042/0042 |work=Nottingham Recorder |date=6 January 1994 |page=42 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> The 1994–95 campaign proved difficult; manager Dave Sands conceded the league title in January and was sacked to be replaced by Ray Sully.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sands has not given up hope |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19950107/068/0068 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=7 January 1995 |page=68 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sands' time has run out |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19950207/020/0020 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=7 February 1995 |page=20 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=20 July 2023 }}</ref> Gedling closed the season in tenth.<ref name="GedFHDb"/>
 [[File:Watnall Road.jpg|upright|thumb|In 1998–99, Gedling recorded its biggest ever competitive defeat at [[Hucknall Town]] ''(ground pictured)'']]
 Gedling lacked squad depth for 1995–96 but under Sully enjoyed a seven-match unbeaten run by December.<ref name="BNA02121995">{{cite news |title=Gedling in for a derby tussle |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19951202/085/0085 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=2 December 1995 |page=85 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> He was replaced in the new year by his assistant, [[Player-coach#Player-managers in association football|player-manager]] Jamie Brodie.<ref name="BNA02121995" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Town in rumpus |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19960424/079/0079 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=24 April 1996 |page=79 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> A mid-table finish in tenth followed.<ref name="GedFHDb"/> The club again reached the final of the Wakefield Floodlit Cup, but went down 3–1 to [[Harworth Colliery F.C.|Harworth Colliery]] in both fixtures of a [[two-legged tie]].<ref name="GedHist31102010"/> Under the joint management of Brodie and Andy Kirk, Gedling earned a positive 1–1 draw in a friendly against Notts County before 1996–97.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arkins fired up |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19960729/039/0039 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=29 July 1996 |page=39 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kirk did consider Hucknall Town job |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19961005/075/0075 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=5 October 1996 |page=75 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> After what Brodie deemed a "shameful display" against [[Dunkirk F.C.|Dunkirk]] in March,<ref>{{cite news |title=Brodie lets rip after thrashing |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19970308/087/0087 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=8 March 1997 |page=87 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> the team had found form by the following month, going on to finish in fourth.<ref name="GedFHDb"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Central Midlands |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19970402/072/0072 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=2 April 1997 |page=72 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> Gedling became champions of the CML Supreme Division in 1997–98 by finishing 16 points above the runners-up.<ref name="BNA09081998">{{cite news |title=Champions are aiming to do it all over again |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19980808/075/0075 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=8 September 1998 |page=75 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref>{{efn|name="CMLSupreme"|The [[Northern Counties East Football League]] erroneously credited Gedling with winning the [[Central Midlands Football League]] Premier Division in 1997–98; the club competed in its Supreme Division in this season.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/>}} In the process, forward Robbie Orton set an unsurpassed club record for goals in a season with 42.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fisher named as top player |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19980604/061/0061 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=4 June 1998 |page=61 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref>{{efn|The [[Northern Counties East Football League]] alternatively credited Orton with scoring 41.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/> He also held the club record for most goals scored overall, with 98 from 124 appearances.<ref name="NCEL2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncel.freeserve.co.uk/gedlingtown.htm |title=Gedling Town |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041102223400/http://www.ncel.freeserve.co.uk/gedlingtown.htm |archive-date=2 November 2004 |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref>}}
-Despite winning the division, the club was not promoted due to inadequate facilities.<ref name="BNA09081998"/> Brodie and new assistant Everton Marsh strengthened the squad in pre-season, recruiting former [[English Football League|Football League]] forward [[Gary Lund]].<ref name="BNA09081998"/> While aiming for back-to-back championships, 1998–99 saw Gedling knocked off the top of the table in October.<ref>{{cite news |title=Central Midlands Supreme Division |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19990116/083/0083 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=16 January 1999 |page=83 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> Poor results ensued; a 6–1 loss at [[Hucknall Town F.C.|Hucknall Town]] would remain the club's biggest ever competitive defeat.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/> In March, Brodie and Marsh resigned to be replaced by [[Caretaker manager|caretaker]] player-managers John Flint and John Humphries for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brodie and Marsh to play on |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19990417/083/0083 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=17 April 1999 |page=83 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> The club was disappointed to finish in sixth.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> Paul Elrick and assistant Junior Glare were appointed managers for 1999–2000 as the team "lost out narrowly" 2–1 to Football League First Division side [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] in a pre-season friendly.<ref>{{cite news |title=Town go for Paul |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19990611/065/0065 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=11 June 1999 |page=65 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=So close |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19990717/051/0051 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=17 July 1999 |page=51 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> Finding good League form in December but dogged by injuries,<ref>{{cite news |title=Central Midlands |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19991204/103/0104 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=4 December 1999 |page=104 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Thanks, Bryan |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19991218/100/0101 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=18 December 1999 |page=101 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> Gedling finished in fourth.<ref name="GedFHDb"/> However, the club took the [[Central Midlands Alliance#League Challenge Cup|CML League Cup]] with a 3–2 win over [[South Normanton Athletic F.C.|South Normanton Athletic]].<ref name="GedHist31102010"/>
+Despite winning the division, the club was not promoted due to inadequate facilities.<ref name="BNA09081998"/> Brodie and new assistant Everton Marsh strengthened the squad in pre-season, recruiting former [[English Football League|Football League]] forward [[Gary Lund]].<ref name="BNA09081998"/> While aiming for back-to-back championships, 1998–99 saw Gedling knocked off the top of the table in October.<ref>{{cite news |title=Central Midlands Supreme Division |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19990116/083/0083 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=16 January 1999 |page=83 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> Poor results ensued; a 6–1 loss at [[Hucknall Town F.C.|Hucknall Town]] would remain the club's biggest ever competitive defeat.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/> In March, Brodie and Marsh resigned to be replaced by [[Caretaker manager|caretaker]] player-managers John Flint and John Humphries for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brodie and Marsh to play on |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19990417/083/0083 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=17 April 1999 |page=83 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> The club was disappointed to finish in sixth.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> Paul Elrick and assistant Junior Glare were appointed managers for 1999–2000 as the team "lost out narrowly" 2–1 to Football League First Division side [[Grimsby Town F.C.|Grimsby Town]] in a pre-season friendly.<ref>{{cite news |title=Town go for Paul |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19990611/065/0065 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=11 June 1999 |page=65 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=So close |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19990717/051/0051 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=17 July 1999 |page=51 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> Finding good league form in December but dogged by injuries,<ref>{{cite news |title=Central Midlands |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19991204/103/0104 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=4 December 1999 |page=104 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Thanks, Bryan |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19991218/100/0101 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=18 December 1999 |page=101 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=10 August 2023 }}</ref> Gedling finished in fourth.<ref name="GedFHDb"/> However, the club took the [[Central Midlands Alliance#League Challenge Cup|CML League Cup]] with a 3–2 win over [[South Normanton Athletic F.C.|South Normanton Athletic]].<ref name="GedHist31102010"/>
 ===Northern Counties East League, 2000–2008===
 [[File:Lee Wilson 2007.jpg|upright|thumb|[[Lee Wilson (footballer, born 1972)|Lee Wilson]] managed the club in [[2007–08 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2007–08]]]]
-Gedling transferred to the [[Northern Counties East League]] (NCEL) Division One at tier nine for [[2000–01 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2000–01]], after which the club was pleased to finish in fifth.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> Reaching the final of both the [[Nottinghamshire County Football Association#Nottinghamshire Senior Cup finals|Notts Senior Cup]] and the [[Northern Counties East Football League#League Cup|NCEL League Cup]], Gedling also made its inaugural appearance in the [[FA Cup]] before losing 3–0 to [[Hinckley United F.C.|Hinckley United]] in the [[2000–01 FA Cup qualifying rounds#First qualifying round|first qualifying round]].<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> The team won the League in [[2001–02 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2001–02]], but as in 1997–98, promotion was not obtained.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> They did, however, capture the Notts Senior Cup by beating [[Southwell City F.C.|Southwell City]] 1–0 at [[Meadow Lane]].<ref name="NottSport">{{cite web |url=https://www.nottinghamsport.com/index.php/bygones-notts-senior-cup-finals/ |title=Bygones – Notts Senior Cup Finals |work=The Nottingham Sport  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824145648/https://www.nottinghamsport.com/index.php/bygones-notts-senior-cup-finals/ |archive-date=24 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref>{{efn|name="NSCup"|The [[Northern Counties East Football League]] erroneously credited Gedling with winning the [[Nottinghamshire County Football Association#County cups|Notts Senior Cup]] in 2002–03; [[Hucknall Town F.C.|Hucknall Town]] won the competition in this season.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/><ref name="NottSport"/>}} [[Darren Davis (footballer)|Darren Davis]] and assistant Gary Haywood were appointed managers for [[2002–03 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2002–03]], presiding over a sixth-place finish.<ref name="GedFHDb"/><ref name="NCEL2002">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncel.freeserve.co.uk/ |title=Gedling Town |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021125001613/http://www.ncel.freeserve.co.uk:80/ |archive-date=25 November 2002 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref> Gedling was one of four [[Non-League football#Non-League football in England|non-League]] clubs served by former [[England national football team|England]] international [[Chris Waddle]] during this season.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 November 2003 |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/life-after-the-lane-1/ |title=Life After the Lane |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814235658/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/life-after-the-lane-1/ |archive-date=14 August 2020 |access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref>
+Gedling transferred to the [[Northern Counties East League]] (NCEL) Division One at tier nine for [[2000–01 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2000–01]], after which the club was pleased to finish in fifth.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> Reaching the final of both the [[Nottinghamshire County Football Association#Nottinghamshire Senior Cup finals|Notts Senior Cup]] and the [[Northern Counties East Football League#League Cup|NCEL League Cup]], Gedling also made its inaugural appearance in the [[FA Cup]] before losing 3–0 to [[Hinckley United F.C.|Hinckley United]] in the [[2000–01 FA Cup qualifying rounds#First qualifying round|first qualifying round]].<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> The team won the league in [[2001–02 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2001–02]], but as in 1997–98, promotion was not obtained.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> They did, however, capture the Notts Senior Cup by beating [[Southwell City F.C.|Southwell City]] 1–0 at [[Meadow Lane]].<ref name="NottSport">{{cite web |url=https://www.nottinghamsport.com/index.php/bygones-notts-senior-cup-finals/ |title=Bygones – Notts Senior Cup Finals |work=The Nottingham Sport  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824145648/https://www.nottinghamsport.com/index.php/bygones-notts-senior-cup-finals/ |archive-date=24 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref>{{efn|name="NSCup"|The [[Northern Counties East Football League]] erroneously credited Gedling with winning the [[Nottinghamshire County Football Association#County cups|Notts Senior Cup]] in 2002–03; [[Hucknall Town F.C.|Hucknall Town]] won the competition in this season.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/><ref name="NottSport"/>}} [[Darren Davis (footballer)|Darren Davis]] and assistant Gary Haywood were appointed managers for [[2002–03 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2002–03]], presiding over a sixth-place finish.<ref name="GedFHDb"/><ref name="NCEL2002">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncel.freeserve.co.uk/ |title=Gedling Town |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021125001613/http://www.ncel.freeserve.co.uk:80/ |archive-date=25 November 2002 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref> Gedling was one of four [[Non-League football#Non-League football in England|non-League]] clubs served by former [[England national football team|England]] international [[Chris Waddle]] during this season.<ref>{{cite web |date=5 November 2003 |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/life-after-the-lane-1/ |title=Life After the Lane |publisher=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814235658/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news-archive-1/life-after-the-lane-1/ |archive-date=14 August 2020 |access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref>
 Haywood led Gedling into [[2003–04 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2003–04]] without Davis, only to be replaced in the new year by player-managers Mark Clarke, Paul Jepson, and Craig Maddison.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncel.freeserve.co.uk/gedlingtown.htm |title=Gedling Town |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030901054140/http://www.ncel.freeserve.co.uk/gedlingtown.htm |archive-date=1 September 2003 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncel.freeserve.co.uk/gedlingtown.htm |title=Gedling Town |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040311162659/http://www.ncel.freeserve.co.uk:80/gedlingtown.htm |archive-date=11 March 2004 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref>  Closing the season in fifth, the club enjoyed record runs in both national tournaments.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> A [[2003–04 FA Vase|fourth round]] tie in the FA Vase ended with a 3–2 defeat to [[Leighton Town F.C.|Leighton Town]], while Gedling bowed out 1–0 to [[Stalybridge Celtic F.C.|Stalybridge Celtic]] in the [[2003–04 FA Cup qualifying rounds#Third qualifying round|third qualifying round]] of the FA Cup.<ref name="GedFHDb"/> Additionally, in February, the club received a fee of [[Pound sterling|£]]5,000 for forward [[Steve Scoffham]], who joined Notts County of the [[Football League Second Division]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilson|first=Jared|date=December 2004|url=https://issuu.com/leftlion/docs/leftlion_2_december_2004/16 |title=Scoffham of the Pies |work=LeftLion |number=2 |page=17 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230824153423/https://issuu.com/leftlion/docs/leftlion_2_december_2004/16 |archive-date=24 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref>
-During [[2004–05 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2004–05]], Gedling [[2004–05 FA Vase|matched]] its previous FA Vase run before losing 3–0 to [[Tipton Town F.C.|Tipton Town]].<ref name="GedFHDb"/> Tournaments hampered League form, however, and the club missed promotion by finishing in fifth.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> The same tension frustrated Jimmy Albans and Graham Harrod as joint-managers for [[2005–06 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2005–06]]; a 2–1 loss to [[Squires Gate F.C.|Squires Gate]] at the [[2005–06 FA Vase|same stage]] of the FA Vase accompanied a fourth-place finish, missing promotion by three points.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> Albans and Harrod resigned at the end of the season over the club's failure to provide funds to recruit players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2005/ |date=18 May 2006 |title=Gedling Management Duo Quit |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824154627/http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2005/ |archive-date=24 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref> Much of the team departed also.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/>
+During [[2004–05 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2004–05]], Gedling [[2004–05 FA Vase|matched]] its previous FA Vase run before losing 3–0 to [[Tipton Town F.C.|Tipton Town]].<ref name="GedFHDb"/> Tournaments hampered form in the league, however, and the club missed promotion by finishing in fifth.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> The same tension frustrated Jimmy Albans and Graham Harrod as joint-managers for [[2005–06 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2005–06]]; a 2–1 loss to [[Squires Gate F.C.|Squires Gate]] at the [[2005–06 FA Vase|same stage]] of the FA Vase accompanied a fourth-place finish, missing promotion by three points.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> Albans and Harrod resigned at the end of the season over the club's failure to provide funds to recruit players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2005/ |date=18 May 2006 |title=Gedling Management Duo Quit |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824154627/http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2005/ |archive-date=24 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref> Much of the team departed also.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/>
 Gary Hayward and Andy Freeman led Gedling into [[2006–07 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2006–07]] before being dismissed on disciplinary grounds in December.<ref name="DuoGedling">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2006/ |date=30 July 2006 |title=Duo Sign For Gedling |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331014705/http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2006/ |archive-date=31 March 2019 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="HaywardDeparture">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2006/ |date=12 December 2006 |title=More on Hayward Departure |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331014705/http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2006/ |archive-date=31 March 2019 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref> Player-manager James Jepson and assistant [[Devon White (footballer)|Devon White]] subsequently took charge.<ref name="HaywardDeparture"/> The team recruited throughout the season, signing young prospects alongside former Football League [[midfielder]] [[Shaun Murray (footballer)|Shaun Murray]].<ref name="DuoGedling"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2006/ |date=19 July 2006 |title=Ex-Magpie Joins Gedling |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331014705/http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2006/ |archive-date=31 March 2019 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref> Suffering from injury, Jepson was replaced in February by his father, Paul, as Gedling closed in fourteenth.<ref name="GedFHDb"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2006/ |date=13 February 2007 |title=Jepson Snr Takes Over From Jepson Jnr |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331014705/http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2006/ |archive-date=31 March 2019 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref> [[Lee Wilson (footballer, born 1972)|Lee Wilson]] became manager for [[2007–08 Northern Counties East Football League#Division One|2007–08]], with Jimmy Albans returning as assistant.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/> Wilson and Albans oversaw a winning start to the campaign before leaving for [[Shepshed Dynamo F.C.|Shepshed Dynamo]] in November,<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="DuoUniBond">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2007/ |date=20 November 2007 |title=Gedling Management Duo Go To UniBond |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824161719/http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2007/ |archive-date=24 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref> a move which, joined by assistant Tony Cox, saw John Humphries return to management for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2007/ |date=20 November 2007 |title=Gedling Appoint Humphries As Caretaker |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824161719/http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2007/ |archive-date=24 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2007/ |date=2 February 2008 |title=Thumbs Up For Gedling Management Duo |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824161719/http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2007/ |archive-date=24 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref> Challenged by low attendances and a meagre transfer budget,<ref name="DuoUniBond"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2007/ |date=9 August 2007 |title=Gedling Issue 'Support Us' Plea |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824161719/http://www.ncefl.org.uk/teams/gedlingtown/news/2007/ |archive-date=24 August 2023 |access-date=24 August 2023}}</ref> a "disastrous [[wikt:run-in|run in]]" saw Gedling finish in sixth.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/>
 ===East Midlands Counties League, 2008–2011===
-Gedling was a founder member of the tenth-tier [[East Midlands Counties Football League]] (EMCFL) and its sole Premier Division, transferring to it for [[2008–09 East Midlands Counties Football League|2008–09]].<ref name="GedFHDb"/><ref name="GedEMCFL">{{cite web |url=https://eastmidlandscountiesleague.pitchero.com/archive449-club-info/24777 |title=Gedling Town |publisher=East Midlands Counties Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814114201/https://eastmidlandscountiesleague.pitchero.com/archive449-club-info/24777 |archive-date=14 August 2020 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> Under the new management of Duncan Broad and Mark Allison, the club enjoyed a seven-match unbeaten run in the early part of the campaign before finishing in fourth.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> In the August of [[2009–10 East Midlands Counties Football League|2009–10]], chairman Roland Ash warned that Gedling could fold if not better supported by the community, citing low attendances exacerbated by the [[Great Recession in Europe#United Kingdom|Great Recession]] and the pull of nearby professional clubs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Graham |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews |date=28 August 2009 |title=Town could fold |publisher=Gedling Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914012141/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews |archive-date=14 September 2009 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> Broad and Allison stood down in January and were replaced by [[Mick Galloway]],<ref name="Peck201001">{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Graham |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=97543 |date=24 January 2010 |title=Statement from the Chairman |publisher=Gedling Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208221959/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=97543 |archive-date=8 February 2010 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Graham |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=98928 |date=27 January 2010 |title=New Manager arrives |publisher=Gedling Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208221439/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=98928 |archive-date=8 February 2010 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> who oversaw an upturn in results despite an eventual ninth-place finish after a three-point deduction by the League.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> Included in these was a 2–1 victory over Dunkirk to lift the [[East Midlands Counties Football League#League Cup|EMCFL League Cup]], winning after extra time.<ref name="EMCFL Cup">{{cite web |url=https://www.nottinghamsport.com/index.php/bygones-east-midlands-counties-league-titles/ |title=Bygones – East Midlands Counties League Titles
+Gedling was a founder member of the tenth-tier [[East Midlands Counties Football League]] (EMCFL) and its sole Premier Division, transferring to it for [[2008–09 East Midlands Counties Football League|2008–09]].<ref name="GedFHDb"/><ref name="GedEMCFL">{{cite web |url=https://eastmidlandscountiesleague.pitchero.com/archive449-club-info/24777 |title=Gedling Town |publisher=East Midlands Counties Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814114201/https://eastmidlandscountiesleague.pitchero.com/archive449-club-info/24777 |archive-date=14 August 2020 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> Under the new management of Duncan Broad and Mark Allison, the club enjoyed a seven-match unbeaten run in the early part of the campaign before finishing in fourth.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> In the August of [[2009–10 East Midlands Counties Football League|2009–10]], chairman Roland Ash warned that Gedling could fold if not better supported by the community, citing low attendances exacerbated by the [[Great Recession in Europe#United Kingdom|Great Recession]] and the pull of nearby professional clubs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Graham |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews |date=28 August 2009 |title=Town could fold |publisher=Gedling Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914012141/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews |archive-date=14 September 2009 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> Broad and Allison stood down in January and were replaced by [[Mick Galloway]],<ref name="Peck201001">{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Graham |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=97543 |date=24 January 2010 |title=Statement from the Chairman |publisher=Gedling Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208221959/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=97543 |archive-date=8 February 2010 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Graham |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=98928 |date=27 January 2010 |title=New Manager arrives |publisher=Gedling Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100208221439/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=98928 |archive-date=8 February 2010 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> who oversaw an upturn in results despite an eventual ninth-place finish after a three-point deduction by the league.<ref name="GedHist31102010"/><ref name="GedFHDb"/> Included in these was a 2–1 victory over Dunkirk to lift the [[East Midlands Counties Football League#League Cup|EMCFL League Cup]], winning after extra time.<ref name="EMCFL Cup">{{cite web |url=https://www.nottinghamsport.com/index.php/bygones-east-midlands-counties-league-titles/ |title=Bygones – East Midlands Counties League Titles
 |work=The Nottingham Sport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003145511/https://www.nottinghamsport.com/index.php/bygones-east-midlands-counties-league-titles/ |archive-date=3 October 2022 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref>
-Participation in the [[2010–11 East Midlands Counties Football League|2010–11]] season was jeopardised in October when Gedling issued a statement "confirming that the Club has folded with immediate effect and will be withdrawing from the East Midlands Counties League and associated competitions".<ref name="SadTid">{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Graham |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=199203 |date=25 October 2010 |title=Sad tidings |publisher=Gedling Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030232159/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=199203 |archive-date=30 October 2010 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> Despite colleagues' attempts to persuade him otherwise, Ash decided to close Gedling for "personal reasons".<ref name="SadTid"/> Four days later, a deal was announced which saw Ash relinquish his chairmanship to Tony Griffith, allowing the club to postpone resignation from the [[Nottinghamshire County Football Association|Nottinghamshire Football Association]] and fulfil its League and tournament fixtures until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Graham |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=201380 |date=29 October 2010 |title=Gedling have risen from the Ashes |publisher=Gedling Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030232204/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=201380 |archive-date=30 October 2010 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Broadhurst |first=Stevan |url=http://eastmidlandscountiesleague.pitchero.com/gedling-town-fc-3738 |date=21 November 2010 |title=New club officials announced |publisher=East Midlands Counties Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331154733/http://eastmidlandscountiesleague.pitchero.com:80/gedling-town-fc-3738 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref> Once again, three points were deducted by the EMCFL, and Gedling closed in eighteenth.<ref name="GedFHDb"/> The club withdrew from the League in June and afterwards ceased to exist.<ref name="GedFHDb"/><ref name="FSF">{{cite web |url=https://thefsa.org.uk/news/clubs-in-crisis/ |title=Clubs in crisis |date=10 January 2012 |publisher=Football Supporters’ Federation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927204930/https://thefsa.org.uk/news/clubs-in-crisis/ |archive-date=27 September 2020 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> In January 2012, the [[Football Supporters' Federation]] listed Gedling among 13 English "clubs in crisis", with each threatened or collapsed by "[[Insolvency#United Kingdom|insolvency]] events".<ref name="FSF"/>
+Participation in the [[2010–11 East Midlands Counties Football League|2010–11]] season was jeopardised in October when Gedling issued a statement "confirming that the Club has folded with immediate effect and will be withdrawing from the East Midlands Counties League and associated competitions".<ref name="SadTid">{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Graham |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=199203 |date=25 October 2010 |title=Sad tidings |publisher=Gedling Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030232159/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=199203 |archive-date=30 October 2010 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> Despite colleagues' attempts to persuade him otherwise, Ash decided to close Gedling for "personal reasons".<ref name="SadTid"/> Four days later, a deal was announced which saw Ash relinquish his chairmanship to Tony Griffith, allowing the club to postpone resignation from the [[Nottinghamshire County Football Association|Nottinghamshire Football Association]] and fulfil its league and tournament fixtures until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Graham |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=201380 |date=29 October 2010 |title=Gedling have risen from the Ashes |publisher=Gedling Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030232204/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews&news_id=201380 |archive-date=30 October 2010 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Broadhurst |first=Stevan |url=http://eastmidlandscountiesleague.pitchero.com/gedling-town-fc-3738 |date=21 November 2010 |title=New club officials announced |publisher=East Midlands Counties Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331154733/http://eastmidlandscountiesleague.pitchero.com:80/gedling-town-fc-3738 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref> Once again, three points were deducted by the EMCFL, and Gedling closed in eighteenth.<ref name="GedFHDb"/> The club withdrew from the league in June and afterwards ceased to exist.<ref name="GedFHDb"/><ref name="FSF">{{cite web |url=https://thefsa.org.uk/news/clubs-in-crisis/ |title=Clubs in crisis |date=10 January 2012 |publisher=Football Supporters’ Federation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927204930/https://thefsa.org.uk/news/clubs-in-crisis/ |archive-date=27 September 2020 |access-date=28 August 2023}}</ref> In January 2012, the [[Football Supporters' Federation]] listed Gedling among 13 English "clubs in crisis", with each threatened or collapsed by "[[Insolvency#United Kingdom|insolvency]] events".<ref name="FSF"/>
 ===Season-by-season record from 1990–91===
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 Gedling played in a [[Kit (association football)|home kit]] of yellow and blue. Between 2002–03 and 2009–10 at least,<ref name="NCEL2002"/><ref name="Peck201001"/> this comprised a yellow and blue (once specified as [[navy blue]]) shirt, yellow and blue shorts (or all blue or navy blue), and yellow and blue socks (or all yellow or blue).<ref name="NCEL11102007"/><ref name="GedInfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.gedlingtownfc.com/club_info.htm|title=Gedling Town Club Information|publisher=Gedling Town F.C.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509083842/http://www.gedlingtownfc.com/club_info.htm|archive-date=9 May 2008|access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref> The team's [[Away colours|away kit]] was all red between 2002–03 and 2004–05 at least,<ref name="NCEL2004"/><ref name="NCEL2002"/> after which it changed to red and white.<ref name="NCEL2005">{{cite web |url=http://www.ncel.org.uk/clubinfo.php?team=27&page=1 |title=Gedling Town |publisher=Northern Counties East Football League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051026171304/http://www.ncel.org.uk/clubinfo.php?team=27&page=1 |archive-date=26 October 2005 |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref> In 2007–08, it comprised a red and white shirt, red and white shorts, and red socks.<ref name="GedInfo"/> The home kit mirrored the colours of the [[Crest (sports)|badge]], introduced after 2007–08, which depicted the club name, a football, and a representation of Gedling's nickname{{emdash}}"The [[Ferry|Ferrymen]]".<ref name="SadTid"/><ref name="NCEL11102007"/> This moniker derived from the location of the team's home ground, the Riverside Stadium, which was situated behind The Ferry Boat Inn [[pub]].<ref name="NCEL2004"/><ref name="GedEMCFL"/>
-Prior to this rebranding, Gedling lacked a nickname altogether.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/> Gedling's previous badge, used from 1997 at least, was also yellow and blue and wrapped by the club name. However, it differed in depicting a football which contained a crest featuring three [[Heraldic knot|heraldic knots]] above a tree.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Hucknall's Christmas goal spree |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19971222/038/0038 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=22 December 1997 |page=38 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 September 2023 }}</ref> The club's principal local [[List of association football rivalries in the United Kingdom|rivalry]] was with Arnold Town, exchanging players and competing with varying frequency in League and tournament fixtures.<ref name="Ball"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Goal-shy Arnold must play it again |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19971124/050/0050 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=24 November 1997 |page=50 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 September 2023 }}</ref> It also shared ones with Arnold Rovers and Pelican in the Notts Amateur League,<ref>{{cite news |title=Goal rush |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19890325/016/0016 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=25 March 1989 |page=16 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 September 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wallace in goal spree |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19870131/016/0016 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=31 January 1987 |page=16 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 September 2023 }}</ref> Dunkirk and [[Carlton Town F.C.|Sneinton]] in the CML,<ref name="BNA02121995" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Town's busy spell|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19970228/068/0068 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=28 February 1997 |page=68 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 September 2023 }}</ref> and Radford in the EMCFL.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Graham |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews |date=31 August 2009 |title=Radford take heavy defeat on the chin |publisher=Gedling Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914012141/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews |archive-date=14 September 2009 |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref>
+Prior to this rebranding, Gedling lacked a nickname altogether.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/> Gedling's previous badge, used from 1997 at least, was also yellow and blue and wrapped by the club name. However, it differed in depicting a football which contained a crest featuring three [[Heraldic knot|heraldic knots]] above a tree.<ref name="NCEL11102007"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Hucknall's Christmas goal spree |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19971222/038/0038 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=22 December 1997 |page=38 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 September 2023 }}</ref> The club's principal local [[List of association football rivalries in the United Kingdom|rivalry]] was with Arnold Town, exchanging players and competing with varying frequency in league and tournament fixtures.<ref name="Ball"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Goal-shy Arnold must play it again |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19971124/050/0050 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=24 November 1997 |page=50 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 September 2023 }}</ref> It also shared ones with Arnold Rovers and Pelican in the Notts Amateur League,<ref>{{cite news |title=Goal rush |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19890325/016/0016 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=25 March 1989 |page=16 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 September 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Wallace in goal spree |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002497/19870131/016/0016 |work=Nottingham Football Post |date=31 January 1987 |page=16 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 September 2023 }}</ref> Dunkirk and [[Carlton Town F.C.|Sneinton]] in the CML,<ref name="BNA02121995" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Town's busy spell|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003894/19970228/068/0068 |work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=28 February 1997 |page=68 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 September 2023 }}</ref> and Radford in the EMCFL.<ref>{{cite web |last=Peck |first=Graham |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews |date=31 August 2009 |title=Radford take heavy defeat on the chin |publisher=Gedling Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914012141/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/gedlingtown/?section=clubnews |archive-date=14 September 2009 |access-date=4 September 2023}}</ref>
 ==Notable former players and managers==